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  • Chargé d'Affaires Samuel Brock exchanges copies of signed MOU with DRC's Foreign Affairs Minister Agreement on Military Training Signed

    On Friday June 19 at the DRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sam Brock, Charge d’Affaires of the American Embassy, and DRC Foreign Minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba signed a memorandum of understanding outlining the U.S. government’s role in training a Rapid Reaction Force battalion of the Forces Armées de la R.D.C.

  • Local journalists ask questions at SGBV roundtable Press Roundtable on Sexual Violence

    Embassy Kinshasa held its monthly Press Roundtable on June 25 at the Ambassador’s Residence. The subject was Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). Present at the roundtable were DCM Samuel Brock, USAID Chief of Mission Stephen Haykin, Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) director Colonel Thomas Crowder,...

  • Honore Kitenge Kiwondo, winner of the first Mark Twain Literary Prize First Mark Twain Award Winner Announced

    The first winner of the monthly Mark Twain literary contest was announced on Wednesday, July 1. Honore Kitenge was awarded $500 for his story “Chronique d’une Chance.” Four semi-finalists were also honored. DCM Sam Brock made the announcement at a lively reception held at PAO Katya Thomas’ residence.

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Freddy Mulumba of Le Potentiel and Benoit Kambere of Echo des Grands Lacs during round table discussion

Roundtable Discussion Follows New Beginning
On June 10, PAS Kinshasa held a roundtable discussion concerning President Obama’s “New Beginning” speech in Cairo and the issues it raised in the DRC. The panel included members of the journalistic, political and academic communities. The setting was intimate, and the conversation was wide-ranging.

Muslim women shares views on Obama's speech

Muslim Women React to Obama Speech
On June 5, a group of 25 Muslim women watched a tape of President Obama’s speech “A New Beginning,” at the American Cultural Center. After the speech, PAO Katya Thomas moderated a discussion with the Muslim women, stressing that she was there to listen. The audience appreciated being given the opportunity to react to the speech.

A Muslim student reacts to Obama's speech

“A New Beginning” – Reaching out to the Muslim World
On Tuesday June 4, Embassy Kinshasa held two events for local journalists and opinion leaders to watch and discuss President Obama’s speech “A New Beginning.” The speech concerned U.S. relations with the Muslim world. More than thirty journalists watched a live broadcast of the speech...

Senator Njoli Eseng responds to question

Returning Parliamentarians Recount US Visit
Seven Congolese Parliamentarians who recently returned from a single country visitors’ program in the United States shared their impressions of the program during a roundtable at the Ambassador’s residence on Wednesday, May 27. The visitors were all Senators and Representatives of the National Assembly...

The jurors members

Benjamin franklin Award Announced
On Tuesday, May 26, the PD Auditorium was packed with local journalists for a press conference announcing the Benjamin Franklin Literary Prize. Not only were the journalists going to report on the contest, but many of them will participate in it.